Abnormal Psychology; Assessment and Diagnosis Quiz
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Through the use of X rays, a ___ scan reveals images of parts of the brain that might be diseased.
A. Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan
B. Functional MRI (fMRI)
C. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
D. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
The following are types of neurological examination except:
A. MRI
B. PET
C. CT Scan
D. ECG
When the test measures what it is supposed to measure, it is:
A. Reliable
B. Consistent
C. Valid
D. Psychometrics
These are types of projective tests except:
A. Rorschach inkblot test
B. MMPI
C. Draw a person test
D. Children Apperception test
_______ A group of high school students is given an IQ test, and their scores are correlated with a different IQ test they took the year before.
A. Interrater reliability
B. Test–retest reliability
C. Criterion validity
D. Construct validity
The DSM-5 is used to
A. Establish best practices for treating disorders
B. Provide patients with information about supports groups for their disorders
C. Document case studies of people with severe disorders
D. Establish guidelines for diagnosing disorders
Choose among the corresponds statements best describe: Measuring the reliability of test procedure written in the manual
A. Test-Retest Reliability
B. Internal consistency
C. Interscorer reliability
D. Alternate form reliability
He is considered the father of systematic psychiatry
A. Kraeplin
B. Fernel
C. S. Freud
D. L. Witmer
The first DSM was published in ________.
A. 1956
B. 1906
C. 1898
D. 1952
A researcher made an employee answer a test of job attitude then proceeded to correlate it to the employee’s actual job performance. What psychometric property the researcher seems to be establishing?
A. Construct Validity
B. Reliability
C. Divergent Validity
D. Criterion Validity
_______ Patients are interviewed by two different doctors. Researchers examine whether the doctors agree about the diagnosis.
A. Interrater reliability
B. Test–retest reliability
C. Criterion validity
D. Construct validity
Another kind of assessment method is verbal in nature. It’s simply called an ____. This is exactly what it sounds like: a psychologist or psychiatrist talks to a patient and asks them questions
A. Inventories
B. Interview
C. Observation
D. Blood type
Here are the list of objective tests for personality, except one;
A. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI)
B. California Personality test
C. Sack completion test
D. 16 PF
Personality inventories are particularly easy to score as they are _____. The responses of an individual or a group of individuals can be summed over predetermined groups, yielding a numerical score.
A. Reliable
B. Reliable
C. Psychometrics
D. Standardized
It refers to a procedure by which clinicians, using psychological tests, observation, and interviews, develop a summary of the client’s symptoms and problems the systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in an individual presenting with a possible psychological disorder.
A. Clinical Diagnosis
B. Psychological intervention
C. Psychological Assessment
D. Psychological interview